| 单词 | to take up the running |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take up the running P4. Originally Horse Racing. to take up the running: to take the lead. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > advance, progress, or develop [verb (intransitive)] > lead the way to begin, lead the dancec1325 to lead (also rule) the ringa1450 to lead (bear, have) the vana1661 pioneer1780 to take up the running1825 blaze1841 to lead the way1874 the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] > outstrip others or take the lead to show the waya1382 to be well away1821 to take up the running1894 1825 Times 24 May 2/5 Rufus then took up the running. 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne I. v. 123 But silence was not dear to the heart of the Honourable John, and so he took up the running. 1894 Times 25 May 11/1 Totley waited on his field until nearing the distance, when he took up the running and eventually won by two lengths. 1955 Economica 22 195 When the entries from Oxford fall off after 1620 it is Cambridge, and Eton, that take up the running. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 29 Apr. 19/1 The 12–1 shot took up the running early on the final circuit. < as lemmas |
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